Huron Expositor, 2001-12-26, Page 14Correspondents
Christmas decorations can.be fire hazard
The Canadian Association
of Fuze Chiefs (CAFC) urges
Canadians to exercise common
sense and caution to ensure
their families have a safe
holiday season.
What should be the most
joyous time of the year too
often toms to tragedy because
of fires in the home, or to a
lesser degree, carbon
monoxide errmergencies.
"Sadly, every year at this
time, we see a sharp increase
in the number of home fire and
carbon monoxide incidents,"
says Chief Ken Kelly,
President of the CAFC and
chief of the Yarmouth (Nova
Scotia) Fire Department.
'Candles, greenery, lights and
other holiday decorations
make the home look festive,
but they may also pose serious
threats to your family's safety.
Most people would probably
be surprised to see how
quickly a misplaced candle or
a frayed string of lights can
ignite an entire room.'
In addition, Chief Kelly says
that mounting snow
accumulations can pose a
serious carbon monoxide risk
in the home.
"Snow piled against the
house can block the home's
furnace ventilation system,
trapping potentially deadly
carbon monoxide inside," he
says.
"Most communities across
the country have passed laws
to ensure that each home has a
carbon monoxide alarm. With
these incidents, a CO alarm is
your fust line of defense."
Chief Kelly says being
aware of these potential
hazards and taking simple
precautions can mean your
home will be safe. He reminds
homeowners to:
Choose the freshest possible
tree and keep its reservoir full
of water,
Consider using only fire
resistant artificial trees and
decorations;
Turn off all interior and
exterior Christmas lights when
going to bed;
Don't .overload electrical
sockets;
Never leave candles
unattended;
Check electrical light cords
to make sure they are not
frayed.
Fuel burning appliances like
fireplaces, furnaces, wood
stoves, ovens, space heaters,
and clothes dryers all produce
carbon 'monoxide, a deadly
odourless gas.
Homeowners should keep a
close eye on all fuel burning
appliances to make sure they
are running efficiently and
safely.
In addition, Chief Kelly says
homeowners should:
Have their chimneys and
furnace flues checked and
cleaned regularly;
Check their home's
ventilation systems for cracks
or blockages;
Keep a fire extinguisher on
hand, and know how to use it;
Make sure the home is
equipped with both smoke
alarms and carbon monoxide
alarms — ideally on every level
of the home.
Most fatal fires occur in
homes where the batteries have
expired or have been removed
from. smoke alarms. Chief
Kelly encourages homeowners
to take a few moments to test
their smoke alarms to ensure
they are functioning properly.
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small TALK, the Huron -
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Language Initiative, is now
able to offer services to
preschool children in the
Seaforth area.
Last month, the newly
developed site in the
Seaforth Community
Hospital opened its doors to
families in this area.
"We are delighted to be
able to offer some services to
children, parents and service
providers in the Seaforth
area", said Mary Louise
LaBerge, Coordinator of
small TALK.
"We have been tracking.
the number of referrals from
families in the area and
found that, on average, one
family a month has had to
take their child to a different
community for service
provision," added LaBerge.
Although the satellite site
is open_ for business, at
present only a limited
number of intervention types
and services is available.
Laurie Sheriff, a
Communicative Disorders
Assistant, works under the
supervision of a Speech
Language Pathologist and is
offering direct therapy, both
individual and group, home
programs, and service to
children and daycare
providers in the Seaforth
Cooperative Children's
Centre.
At present, children and
their parents must still travel
to other community hospitals
for the initial testing, as this
can only be performed by a
Speech Language
Pathologist.
Ideally, the .services will
expand to allow assessments
to be provided in the
hospital.
LaBerge says that
"bringing services closer to
home is very much in
keeping with the Huron
Perth Hospital Partnership's
philosophy."
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Mary Cardinal, the
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Bonnie Adamson, the
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Adamson states, "I am very
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Any parent who has a
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Children's centre
collects food
Children at Seaforth Co -
Operative Children's Centre
collected canned goodies
and other non-perishable
food items during the week
of December 10-14.
Children worked ontheir
counting by counting cans
of soup in their kitchen
cupboards. Troy Leeming
counted 14, Meagan
Upshall counted 8, Mary
Paige St. Onge counted 6,
Kasei counted 9 and then
made a bar graph with the
results. Eleanor Malone
gave 16 children a tour of
the local food bank on Fri.
Dec. 14. She informed the
children 185 used the food
bank in the month of
November.
Bags of apples and
oranges were distributed to
families to assist for
Christmas. Children
checked out the dry food
shelves, the fridges and
freezers. Children were
happy to donate three large
grocery bags of food to the
food bank.
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